Hosea 12:7
[He is] a Canaanite. The balances of deceit are in his hand. He loves to oppress.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
In Context
6Therefore turn thou to thy God. Keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Witness against me before LORD, and before his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with i
Proverbs 16:11A just balance and scales are LORD's. All the weights of the bag are his work.
Isaiah 56:1Thus says LORD, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness. For my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery. Yea, they have vexed the poor and needy man, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.
Joel 2:12Yet even now, says LORD, turn ye to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.
Matthew Henry on Hosea 12:2-7
The Crimes of Israel and Judah; Expostulations with Israel. ( b. c. 723.) 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. 3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: 4 Yea, he had power over the… Read the whole commentary →